Winter Session of Parliament to be held from December 15 to January 5
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The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, had earlier this week deliberated upon the dates of the session.
The government on Friday announced the dates for winter session of Parliament. The session will begin from December 15, a day after the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, and will continue till January 5.
"This will be a 14-day session. December 25 and 26 will be Christmas holidays," Parliamentary Affairs minister Ananth Kumar said.
The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, had earlier this week deliberated upon the dates of the session.
The opposition had attacked the government for delaying the winter session, claiming that it was being done to avoid a debate on scams, including the Rafale deal, ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls.
The BJP, however, rejected the Congress's tirade as a "chorus of baseless allegations" and insisted that previous governments, including the UPA, had also scheduled sessions after state polls as politicians were busy campaigning.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had said the winter session, which generally starts from November's third week, would be convened in December.